Bottle-washing machine.



R. L.- GALLUP L W. G. WACHS.

eomEwAsHlNG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2T |911.

' Patented July 23,1918.

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APPLICATION FILED OCT. 27| I9ll. 1,273,604. Patented July 23,1918.

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` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ioonvvnnn.- GALLUP AND WALTER G. WAcI-IS, on CHICAGO, ILLINCIS, AssIGNoRs To BARRY-WErIMILLnR MACHINERY COMPANY, or ST. LoUIS, MISSOURI, A CoRroRA- fio.

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Original application led September 19,

To all ,whom it may concern:

i Be it known that we,l RooiiwnnrJ L. GAL- LUP and VALTER G. lfVAous, citizens of the United States, both residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, havejointly invented certain new 4and useful Improvements in Bottle-lVashing Machines, of. .which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle washing` machines and'more ,particularly to mechanism for receiving and conveying bottles therefrom, thisfapplication being a division of our-application Serial No. 862176 filed September 19, 1914, for improvements in bottle washing machines.

The object of our invention is the provision yof means for automatically removing' the bottles after the washing operation is Vcompleted and conveying' them to some desirable point as for example to a bottling vmachine which may be arranged to receive the. bottles as` fast as they are washed and to till them at once.

More specifically our object is to prevent overturning;v of the bottles as they are delivered to a moving belt conveyer.

Further objects and advantages of our invention will be apparent as it is better understood by reference to the following specification when read in connection with the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment thereof, in which- Figure 1 is a sectional view of a portion lof thema'chine illustrating our mechanism is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;` f

:'Fig.. 3 vis a sectional view through a pori ltlon of themachme-illustrating the mechamsm-1n sectIon; 1 f

,. 'Figli 'is an end elevation of a' portion of the mechanism.`

I- I f Referring to the drawingl (Fig. 3) indicates aportion of the frame of the machine inwhich a shaft 6 is mounted. Sprockets 7 on the shaft 6 support a conveyor 8 which carries the bottles through the machine. The coiiv'eyer is provided' at intervals with --cup shaped members 9'to engage the bottles,

and is intermittently actuated in any suiti able manner.

Mounted on the frame 5 at the discharge 'end of the machine are a pair of brackets Bo'ITLE-WASHING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 235,191.8'.

1914, Serial No. 862,476. Divided and this application filed October 27, 1917. Serial No. 198,751.

moving` bottlesfrom the machine. A base plate l1 extends between thet brackets. HA side plate 12 having a beveled nosel and a slotted plate 14 having a lining 15 of fiber or othersuitable material aresimilarly mounted forming a trough. An endless belt 164extends alonethe base 11 4over pulleys 17 and 18 (Fig. 2 at either endof the base plate 11. The belt 16 is driven from Aany suitable source of power throughbevel gears 19aud 20 (Fig. 1) and a pulley 2 1. Y

'A rock shaft 22iS mounted in the brackets lOand is providedwith a` plurality of arms 23 secured thereto and each carrying a blade 2-il adapted to enter the slots in the plate 14. A lever 25 is secured to one end of` the rock shaft 22 and is connected by a rod 26 to an intermittently actuated member (not shown) preferably the member which aetuates the sprockets 7 to advance the convcyer 8. At its opposite end the rock shaft 22 is provided with a lever 2T connected to thel frame l by a tension spring 28 whichwnormally draws the lever 2t toward the framel 1 and hold the blades 24 in the position indicated in Figs. 3 and 1.

rlhrough the rod 26 thelevcrQ is swung to the right viewing- Fig. 4 as the conveyor 8 is advanced, thus moving .the blades: 24. through the slots in ,the plate 14 .forming compartments above thebelt 16 to receive the bottles. The blades 24; are provided .at their lower edges witha portion 29 (Fig. 1) bent in a direction opposite tothe direction` of movement of the belt 16.y This portion engages the bottles near their bottoms as the belt moves them againstthe bladesand prevents over-turning of the bottles. Toinsure movement of the bottles into :the proper compartments weprovide guides 30 (Fig. 3) .on a transversely extending rock shaft 31.

Cam leversv32 secured to thev rock (shaft 3l are disposed in the path of cam plates A33 on the conveyer 8 so that after the bottles are discharged the shaft 31 is rocked and consequently .the guides 30 are lifted `suthciently to permit the Cup shaped members 9 on the conveyer 8 to pass.

` Theyoperation of vthe mechanism will be readily understood ,from the following brief description thereof;` The `bottles` having been subjected to lthe cleaning operation .in the washing machine are ,carried by theconveyer 8 to the delivery end of the machine.

Y As the shaped members the and extending transversely point indicated Lin Fig the b ades 24 are vmoved vinwardly andfpositioned above the" belt l16 forming compartments to receive" the. bottles. The bottles pass through they f guides 30 into the compartments andrest .in

upright positionfwith their bottoms onthe belt 16. VThe portions 29 of the blades pre- Jve'nt overturning off the bottles. lThe blades 24C are then withdrawn andthe lbottlesare carried bythe belt 16 to any convenient i Y -point as for'example' toa bottle filling ma-Y chine not'fshown.

-move all of the bottles delivered .at each intermittent-advance ofthe conveyer'S out of themachine; The .fillingmachine may-be The belt-16 is timed to timed to 'run slightly faster-'than the washingmachine so Vthat the bottles are filled las Vfast as washed without being handled bythe Workmen. l

IVhi'le 'wel have 'describedja'r constantly moving zbelt. for removing the bottles and matically removingjbott es from the machine, and ,a plurality of "blades'adaptedto be Valternately positioned. abovev said; carrier before the bottles are'deliveredV thereto to thereof for alltov A' .prevent the bottles from,over-turning'as they are discharged thereupon, andjWithsaid carrier.

In abottlewashmg machine, the comdrawn to permit the bottles yto advance with bination of a conveyer for carryingV bottles through the machi-ne,"-an"endless ca-rrierfdisposed adjacent the dischargeend of said conveyer vand Yextending transversely thereof for automatically removing bottles fromthe soA .machine, means for continuously-moving .l

said carrier,randav plurality of pivotally mounted blades adapted to bel alternately positioned abovel said 'carrier before'the botthis is the preferred embodiment of VourI in- Y 4'vention itis' obvious that an Iintermittent moving .belt may be substituted therefor.

" Fromthe foregoing it will be apparent 'that' -we have provided a mechanism? for automatically removing bottles from Aa wash* ingl machineand carrying them to `a desired point. By the use of our mechanism the bottles may be automatically deliveredY at "soak,

ofthe Ainvention or sacrificing any of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore detscribed being.; merelyga, preferred embodi- J ment thereof. Y We'claim;

f @-1. In-a bottle washingmachine', the combination `of a conveyergforfcarrying bottles jacentl the-f discharge i end' j of-'saidrconveyer through lthe machine,V a carrier disposed 'adandezitending transversely thereof-for auto- :matically removing bottles'from `'the machine, and means adaptedztoi be alternately positioned abfove said carrier before the bottles are delivered thereto-to formaplurality of compartments arranged longitudinally of said carrier'and'to preventthe bottles 'from vover-turningas they aredischarged there# `lupon, and` withdrawn to permit the bottles tov advance with'said carrier. z

`l'bi'nationof ya'c'on'veyer `for carrying bottles through' `theY machine, al carrier ldisposed adjacent the discharge-"fendi offsaid V"conveyer :permit the bottles to advance,.withy said carrier. S i Y 4. In a bottle washingv machine, thepcomi.

vtles are delivered thereto tofform'apl-urality esVV of compartments, 'whereby fthesibottlesare prevented from overturning as they aredis charged uponsaid-y carrier andfwithdrawn toVV -binatio'n of a conveyer for carrying bottles through the machine, an" endless belt dis-` Y conveyer and extending4 transversely thereofl posedv adjacent Ythe. dischargey end of said for automatically removing the bottles Yfrom i the machine, means for constantly moving said(l belt, a plurality ofblades pivotally mounted adjacent saidcarrier, and means for Valternately moving saidblades to alpolsition above said belt before `the bottles are` delivered thereto to form a pluralityof compartments arranged longitudinally thereof,

whereby the bottles are prevented from overturning as they are discharged yupon-'said carrier'and withdrawing said blades ato-permit the bottles tov advance with said carrier.

5.k In a bottle washing machine, thecom'- bination of a conveyer'for .carryingbottles through the machine, a carrierdisposed Vad-` jacent the discharge end Vof said,comzeyer:V and extending transversely. thereof. forautosaid blades; 1n `"inoperative:position, aan

-matically removing the bottles from .the -machine, rmeansifor .moving said carrier, a -plu- `rality of blades pivo'tally":mountsdv adjacent said carrier, 'meansi for normallynholdinz means for alternately movingsaidbladesito .Y fa position aboveisai'd carrierfabefore'jthe bottles aredelivered'thereto to form a .plu-

rality kof compartments, arranged longitudi-f nally thereof, whereby 4the bottles arepref'` llvented'from :overturning asl they are .dis-

charged upon saidcarrier, and withdrawing said blades to permit thefbottles toadvance with'said carrierfVVV L V 6.7In a bottle. washing machine, .ra con-` stantly'nioving carrier'l for automatically refV Y moving Vbottles from'the machine,'and a plurality of blades. adapted Lto.; be "intermittently positioned above said carrier, the bottom of said blades being oif set in a direction opposite to the direction of movement of said carrier, whereby said blades engage the bottle adjacent their bottoms and overturnino' of the bottles is prevented.

. In a bottle washing machine, the comp bination of a conveyer for carrying bottles through the machine, a carrier disposed adjacent the discharge end of the conveyer and extending transversely thereof for automatically moving the bottles from the machine, guides to direct the bottles to said carrier, and means in front of and beneath said guides adapted to be alternately positioned above said carrier to prevent overturning of the bottles, when delivered thereto, and withdrawn to permit the bottles to advance with said carrier.

8. In a bottle washing machine, the combination of a conveyer for carrying bottles through the machine, a carrier disposed adjacent the discharge end of the conveyer and extending transversely thereof for automatically removing the bottles from the machine, guides to direct the bottles to said carrier, a plurality of pivoted blades in front of and beneath said guides, and means for positioning said blades above said carrier prior to delivery of the bottles thereto, and withdrawing said blades after delivery of the bottles to permit the latter to advance with said carrier. i

9. In a bottle washing machine the combination of a conveyer for carrying bottles through the machine, a carrier disposed adjacent the discharge end of the conveyer and extending transversely thereof for automatically removing bottles from the machine, guides to direct the bottles to said carrier a plurality of pivoted blades and means for positioning said blades above said carrier prior to delivery of bottles thereto, the bottoms of said blades being offset in a direction opposite the direction of movement ol said carrier whereby said blades engage the bottles adjacent their bottoms and overturning of the bottles is prevented.

10. In a bottle washing machine the combination of a trough, a constantly moving carrier on said trough, a plurality of blades movable through slots in the side of said trough to form a plurality of pockets above said carrier, and means for delivering a plurality of bottles simultaneously to said pockets.

1l. In a bottle Washing machine the combination of a trough, a constantly moving carrier in said trough, a plurality of blades movable through slots in the side of said trough to form a plurality of pockets above said carrier, and means for delivering a plurality of bottles simultaneously to said pockets, the bottoms of said blades being oit'- set in a direction opposite the direction of movement of said carrier whereby said blades engage the bottles adjacent the bottoms and overturning of the bottles is prevented.

12. In a bottle washing machine the combination of a trough, a constantly moving carrier in said trough, a plurality of blades mounted for simultaneous movement to and from a position in said trough above said carrier thereby 'forming a plurality of pockets and means for delivering a plurality of bottles to said pockets.

ROCKWELL L. GALLUP. VALTER G. WACI-IS. Witnesses:

WM. O. Bmfr, M. A. KIDDIE.

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